homestead

[ hohm-sted, -stid ]

/ ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd /

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noun

a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.

any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home.

a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act.

a house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program.

verb (used with object)

to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: Pioneers homesteaded the valley.

verb (used without object)

to acquire or settle on a homestead: They homesteaded many years ago.

Origin of homestead

before 1000; Old English hāmstede (not found in ME). See home, stead

Words nearby homestead

homespun, home staging, homestall, home stand, homestay, homestead, Homestead Act, homesteader, homesteading, homestead law, home straight

Definition for homestead (2 of 2)

Homestead

[ hohm-sted, -stid ]

/ ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd /

noun

a town in S Florida.

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for homestead

In The Americans, the historian Daniel Boorstin traced the madness of the farmers to the Homestead Act of 1862.
American Dreams: ‘O Pioneers!’ by Willa Cather|Nathaniel Rich|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He also enacted the Homestead Act, which supplied aspiring settlers with a gift: 160 acres of federal land.
Off the Rails: How the Party of Lincoln Became the Party of Plutocrats|Joel Kotkin|November 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yet American governments of both parties have long viewed his current homestead as illegitimate.
iVoteRepublican|Mairav Zonszein|October 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The New York resident grew up just south of Miami, in Homestead, Florida.
Jeff Zucker for Senate?|Peter Lauria|May 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The family at the Farnham homestead seemed to concentrate their interest upon the kind of appearance Susie Hudson was to make.
Winter Fun|William O. Stoddard
The visitor is conscious of two dominant impressions, as he stands thus in the midst of this seventeenth century homestead.
Virginia: The Old Dominion|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
If ever my eyes of their own will look again upon thy beauty, may I go blind and beg my meat from homestead to homestead!
Eric Brighteyes|H. Rider Haggard
They went on till they came to a place in front of the homestead of Sælingsdale Tongue.
Laxdla Saga|Anonymous
As for the Homestead, it wore, under the inert indifference of her rule, the same neglected look which had prevailed for years.
The Ordeal of Elizabeth|Elizabeth Von Arnim

British Dictionary definitions for homestead

homestead

/ (ˈhəʊmˌstɛd, -stɪd) /

noun

a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc, esp a farm

(in the US) a house and adjoining land designated by the owner as his fixed residence and exempt under the homestead laws from seizure and forced sale for debts

(in western Canada) a piece of land, usually 160 acres, granted to a settler by the federal government

Australian and NZ the owner's or manager's residence on a sheep or cattle station; in New Zealand the term includes all outbuildings

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	homestead
释义	homestead [ hohm-sted, -stid ] / ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR homestead ON THESAURUS.COM noun a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt. any dwelling with its land and buildings where a family makes its home. a tract of land acquired under the Homestead Act. a house in an urban area acquired under a homesteading program. verb (used with object) to acquire or settle on (land) as a homestead: Pioneers homesteaded the valley. verb (used without object) to acquire or settle on a homestead: They homesteaded many years ago. Origin of homestead before 1000; Old English hāmstede (not found in ME). See home, stead Words nearby homestead homespun, home staging, homestall, home stand, homestay, homestead, Homestead Act, homesteader, homesteading, homestead law, home straight Definition for homestead (2 of 2) Homestead [ hohm-sted, -stid ] / ˈhoʊm stɛd, -stɪd / noun a town in S Florida. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for homestead In The Americans, the historian Daniel Boorstin traced the madness of the farmers to the Homestead Act of 1862. American Dreams: ‘O Pioneers!’ by Willa Cather\|Nathaniel Rich\|February 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He also enacted the Homestead Act, which supplied aspiring settlers with a gift: 160 acres of federal land. Off the Rails: How the Party of Lincoln Became the Party of Plutocrats\|Joel Kotkin\|November 22, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Yet American governments of both parties have long viewed his current homestead as illegitimate. iVoteRepublican\|Mairav Zonszein\|October 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The New York resident grew up just south of Miami, in Homestead, Florida. Jeff Zucker for Senate?\|Peter Lauria\|May 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The family at the Farnham homestead seemed to concentrate their interest upon the kind of appearance Susie Hudson was to make. Winter Fun\|William O. Stoddard The visitor is conscious of two dominant impressions, as he stands thus in the midst of this seventeenth century homestead. Virginia: The Old Dominion\|Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins If ever my eyes of their own will look again upon thy beauty, may I go blind and beg my meat from homestead to homestead! Eric Brighteyes\|H. Rider Haggard They went on till they came to a place in front of the homestead of Sælingsdale Tongue. Laxdla Saga\|Anonymous As for the Homestead, it wore, under the inert indifference of her rule, the same neglected look which had prevailed for years. The Ordeal of Elizabeth\|Elizabeth Von Arnim British Dictionary definitions for homestead homestead / (ˈhəʊmˌstɛd, -stɪd) / noun a house or estate and the adjoining land, buildings, etc, esp a farm (in the US) a house and adjoining land designated by the owner as his fixed residence and exempt under the homestead laws from seizure and forced sale for debts (in western Canada) a piece of land, usually 160 acres, granted to a settler by the federal government Australian and NZ the owner's or manager's residence on a sheep or cattle station; in New Zealand the term includes all outbuildings Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to homestead ranch, estate, orchard, plantation, land, dairy farm, region, dwelling, nest, cave, terrain, environment, surroundings, territory, haven, meadow, lawn, acreage, field, nursery
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homestead

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of homestead

Words nearby homestead

Definition for homestead (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for homestead

British Dictionary definitions for homestead

noun

Words related to homestead